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Analysis Public-Private Partnerships in Montenegro – Accountability, transparency and efficiency presented
Institute Alternative organized a round table in order to present its newest analysis, entitled “Public-Private Partnerships in Montenegro – Accountability, transparency and efficiency”. Key findings, conclusions and recommendations from the analysis of the legal framework and practices in connection with this concept were presented by senior research associate at Institute Alternative, Jovana Marović. The research…
Public procurements on national radio
Institute Alternative’s project associate Milica Popović has been a guest of public service’s radio show, discussing the topic of public procurement system in Montenegro. The show aired on 16/11/2010. She was joined by Sandra Krstović from Public Procurement Directorate and Vladan Ivanović from the Commission for the control of public procurement procedures.
Lobbying instead of analysis
New edition of Centre for Civic Education’s “EU Pulse” brings an article on public-private partnerships written by Institute Alternative’s senior research associate Jovana Marović, entitled “Lobbying instead of analysis”. EU Pulse can be found on CGO’s web site.
Fear and happiness
The latest survey of public opinion “Balkan Monitor” conducted by the agency Gallup Europe in the Western Balkans, organized by the European Fund for the Balkans, has shown a worrying trend in terms of freedom of expression in Montenegro. In fact, as many as 64% of respondents believe that most or many people are afraid…
Public procurement research – Round table announcement
In 2010, Institute Alternative conducted research on public procurement system in Montenegro with regard to issues of transparency and accountability. The research was conducted in the framework of the “EU Matrix – Monitoring the process of European integration with a focus on the implementation of the National Program for the integration of Montenegro into the…
Parliamentary oversight
The process of adopting the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security and Defense Sector demands the attention of MPs, international organizations, civil society and the public in general. It should not be allowed that this law becomes shares the fate of those that are hardly read,differently understood, poorly applied. Parliamentary Committee for Defense and…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
Only DPS is content
Stevo Muk claims the parliamentary oversight of the security sector to be weak Podgorica – In carrying out the control and oversight of the security sector, results of the Parliament, its Committee for Security and Defense, are still weak, although there is some progress, states President of Institute Alternative’s Managing Board Stevo Muk. “While heads…
Public administration reform
The Government of Montenegro adopted Draft Agenda for Public Administration Reform in Montenegro for the period 2010-2014, entitled “Aurum”, in the end of June. It was put to public hearing and it is expected that the final text of the Strategy, together with the Action Plan for its implementation will be adopted by the end…
ANB has an obligation towards the public
Law on National Security Agency (ANB) provides that the session of the Parliamentary Committee that will discuss its annual report for 2009 is completely closed for public. However, there is no valid reason that most of the aforementioned report on the work of ANB is made available to the public. This includes disclosure of information…
Capacity building of the Parliamentary service
Capacity building of the Parliamentary service should be the subject of a long-term plan, grounded on real needs of the committees and parliamentarians. The analysis of Institute Alternative published in January this year, concludes that, although there is a will to increase the number of employees in the Parliamentary service, personnel policies and deployment of…
Go to the polling stations and vote
The elections are an opportunity for us to express our own stance, every citizen’s vote counts, to vote means to show a responsible attitude toward the community in which we live. Elections are important I do not consider every single elections to be “historic”, which is what politicians often like to exclaim. Through years of…
Parliament and Government
After all important and less important laws that have been adopted, it would be in order if the laws on the Government and the Parliament are finally adopted. Namely, these most important institutions of the political system are currently operating under the Rules of Procedure and Regulations. It is true that the Constitution generally defined…